Words that contain 'ae' and end in 'us'


This is a popular choice of words, to such an extent that there are over 100 words from the dictionary to select. Have fun!

6 letter words

  • aeacus
  • aeneus
  • aeolus
  • aestus
  • caelus
  • faenus
  • gnaeus
  • naevus
  • uraeus

7 letter words

  • aeneous
  • aerobus
  • antaeus
  • caestus
  • lenaeus
  • musaeus
  • timaeus

8 letter words

  • aedeagus
  • aegagrus
  • aesculus
  • aestuous
  • archaeus
  • baetylus
  • baetulus
  • caesious
  • daedalus
  • dromaeus
  • gypaetus
  • illaenus
  • maenalus

9 letter words

  • achaetous
  • aedoeagus
  • aegisthus
  • aerobious
  • aeschylus
  • aetobatus
  • circaetus
  • crataegus
  • daedalous
  • elaeagnus
  • epigaeous
  • glutaeous
  • graeculus
  • hymenaeus
  • pelopaeus

10 letter words

  • aeriferous
  • aerogenous
  • aeruginous
  • aetosaurus
  • coryphaeus
  • daedaleous
  • haemanthus
  • haematopus
  • haemonchus
  • haliaeetus
  • hephaestus
  • maccabaeus
  • praecuneus
  • praefectus
  • scarabaeus

11 letter words

  • aerohydrous
  • aerophilous
  • aesculapius
  • allaeanthus
  • ambilaevous
  • anaerobious
  • chaenolobus
  • elaeocarpus
  • enchytraeus
  • laeotropous
  • laevogyrous
  • naemorhedus
  • penaeaceous
  • phaeochrous
  • philetaerus
  • praepositus

12 letter words

  • aechmophorus
  • aeluropodous
  • aesculaceous
  • aetheogamous
  • chaetiferous
  • chaetopodous
  • chaetopterus
  • chamaecistus
  • haemoproteus
  • hylaeosaurus
  • logodaedalus
  • pachyhaemous
  • palaeoniscus
  • palaeosaurus
  • perichaetous
  • phaenogamous
  • phaenozygous
  • phaeosporous
  • phagedaenous
  • polychaetous
  • sphaerobolus
  • sphaerotilus
  • taeniosomous

13 letter words

  • aeschynanthus
  • amphisbaenous
  • archaeohippus
  • chaetophorous
  • elaeagnaceous
  • eremochaetous
  • haemathermous
  • haematogenous
  • laemodipodous
  • nymphaeaceous
  • oligochaetous
  • parthenopaeus
  • phaeophyceous
  • schizaeaceous
  • sphaeriaceous
  • sphaerocarpus
  • sphaerococcus
  • sphaerophorus

14 letter words

  • aeschynomenous
  • archaeocyathus
  • caeremoniarius
  • chaetognathous
  • gymnolaematous
  • haemodoraceous
  • haemoglobinous
  • palaeognathous
  • palaeothalamus
  • phaenantherous
  • thymelaeaceous
  • tropaeolaceous

15 letter words

  • aegithognathous
  • archaeopithecus
  • dromaeognathous
  • elaeocarpaceous
  • gynaecomorphous
  • palaeoanthropus
  • palaeospondylus

16 letter words

  • archaeostomatous
  • caesalpiniaceous
  • chaetophoraceous
  • coleochaetaceous
  • schizolaenaceous
  • ultraexpeditious

17 letter words

  • phylactolaematous
  • sphaerococcaceous

18 letter words

  • chamaesiphonaceous

19 letter words

  • palaeodictyopterous

What's an interesting word on this page of words that have 'ae' in and end with 'us'?
'Chaetiferous' is certainly the most unusual word in our list of words that have 'ae' in and end with 'us'. According to the Oxford dictionary, 'chaetiferous' is defined as "Bearing setæ.".

What's the highest score you're able to get in Scrabble using this list of words that contain 'ae' and end in 'us'?
As there are heaps of words to choose from, we'd recommend choosing 'gypaetus' scoring 14 points.

How many letters are in the largest word from this list?
The biggest word that's possible to derive from the combination searched for is 'palaeodictyopterous', and it consists of 19 characters.

How many possible words can you make using the combination requested?
On this list of words containing 'ae' and ending with 'us', you have 145 combinations which are available.